Select displays the RECALL SETUP dialog box and allows the recall of previously saved setup and/or calibration files:
– Active Channel Setup and Calibration (.chx) File
– Active Channel Setup (.stx) File
– All Channel Setup (.sta) File

Select displays the RECALL DATA dialog box and allows the recall of a previously saved active channel and/or active trace data file of these types:
– Active Channel S2P (.s2p) File
– Formatted Data into Active Trace (.tdf) File
– Unformatted Data into Active Trace (.tdu) File
– Formatted Data into Active Trace Memory (.tdf) File
– Unformatted Data into Active Trace Memory (.tdu) File

Select displays the Save Setup dialog box and allows the user to save the currently applied system presets configuration file.

Select displays the SAVE DATA (Active Channel .txt) dialog box. Use this dialog to save the current channel data file.

Select displays the Windows PRINT dialog box to print the current main display.

Select dispays the Windows PAGE SETUP dialog box with controls for:

Select displays the PRINT SETUP dialog box. The controls allow the print output to be customized as required. The following paramaters can be set:

Select displays a confirmation dialog box. Click OK to exit the VectorStar application and return to the Windows OS desktop. Click Cancel to remain in the VectorStar application.

Select displays the right-side FREQUENCY menu.

Select displays the right-side POWER menu.

Select displays the right-side SWEEP SETUP menu.

Select displays the right-side AVERAGING menu.

Select displays the right-side CHANNEL menu.

Select maximizes the display of the active channel. Select again returns to the previous multi-channel display.

Selects the next lower channel number. If channel 1 was previously selected, selects the highest numbered channel.

Selects the next higher channel number. If the highest numbered channel was previously selected, selects channel 1.

Select displays the right-side RESPONSE menu.

Select displays the right-side DISPLAY menu.

Select displays the right-side SCALE menu. The name of the SCALE menu (and the buttons on it) depend on the display type selected such as:
– Scale (Log Mag)
– Scale (Lin Mag)
– Scale (Phase)
– Scale (Real)
– Scale (Imag)
– Scale (SWR)

Select displays the right-side MARKERS [1] menu.

Select displays the right-side TRACE menu.

Select maximizes the active trace to full screen display. Selecting again, returns the trace to the standard multi-trace display.

Selects the next lower trace number on the active channel. If Trace 1 is currently selected, the highest numbered trace is selected. If the current trace is not maximized, the previous trace will not be maximized. If the current trace is maximized, the previous trace will be maximized.

Selects the next higher trace number on the active channel. If the highest numbered trace is currently displayed, the Trace 1 is displayed. If the current trace is not maximized, the next trace will not be maximized. If the current trace is maximized, the next trace will be maximized.

The CALIBRATION drop-down menu has one command that selects the right-side CALIBRATION menu

Select displays the right-side MEASUREMENT menu.

The APPLICATION menu/command selects the right-side APPLICATION menu.

Select displays the right-side SYSTEM menu.

Toggles the ICON TOOLBAR, immediately below the MENU BAR, on and off.

Select displays the CUSTOMIZE TOOLBAR dialog box and allows the user to select which icons are to be displayed in the toolbar. Up to 10 icons can be displayed at one time and there are a total of 32 available icons. The Icon Toolbar configuration is saved when a Preset Save is completed.

Select displays the DISPLAY SETUP menu and allows a user-defined title to be applied to and displayed above the active channel. Each channel can have a different or the same title.

Select displays the PRESET SETUP menu which allows the user to customize whether the preset function restores the instrument to:
– User Defined: A previously saved user-defined state.
– Default: The factory as-shipped state.
– Default 0: The factory original setting.

Select toggles the displayed right-side menu off and on. When toggled back on, the previously selected menu is displayed. For example, if the CALIBRATE function menu was displayed when the display was cleared, the CALIBRATE function menu is again displayed when Clear is selected a second time.

Select displays the OPTION STATUS dialog box (with a typical display shown below) that lists all installed, included, and not installed instrument options. Click Close to clear.

Select displays the Help System, typically showing the help system table of contents and topics as an HTML page. The Help System navigation comprises the following main controls:

Contents Tab – The initial display is with Closed Book icons. Click the Closed Book icon to open it. An Open Book icon appears, listing its Content Topics below the icon. If a single-column topic appears without the left-side navigation functions, click the Show Navigation button to show the left-side navigation and search functions. Any topic can be saved to the Favorites Listing (described below) for rapid access. Click the top-right Printer icon to print the topic to an attached local or network printer.

Search Tab – The Search tab provides a search field for user entry of a keyword, phrase, or topic. Enter the term in the search field and click Go!. The search results appear in left-side Rank Title listing as Topic Links. Click a Topic Link of interest and the Topic appears in the in the right-side window with the search term highlighted.

Select displays the context-sensitive help page based on the current right-side menu or topic. This is typically accessed by pressing the front panel Help key. Once enabled, a context-sensitive help page is displayed for each menu selected.

The dialog box provides instrument configuration information. Click OK to close the dialog box. The following information is provided:
– Copyright Statement
– Software Version
– DSP Version
– Model # (Model Number)
– SerNum# (Serial Number)
– Max. Num Points Allowed (Maximum number of points allowed in current mode)